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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4-A

…attendance at one of the meetings mentioned in article L. 2123-1, by means of supporting documents; 2° To ensure that the custody or assistance took place at the time of one of the meetings referred t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-2

…1° Either an autonomous prevention and occupational health service specific to the establishment ; 2° Or an autonomous prevention and occupational health service set up by agreement between several e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28

…e Greater Paris metropolis and the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis as well as the Lyon metropolis;2° Agglomeration communities;3° Communities of communes applying the dispositions de l'article 1609…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-20

Any responsible or delegated pharmacist, with the exception of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, after being registered with the Order, registers his dipl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

The approval provided for in article 238 bis HE is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to original French-language works, as defined in the decree issued in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3-2

…e income from tariffs and allocating the operating surpluses generated with the income from tariffs;2° Operating surpluses from the fee schedule allocated to investment in the establishment or service…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-2

…asures in terms of information system security or to ensure the continuity of healthcare provision ;2° Helping health establishments, organisations and services involved in preventive, diagnostic or c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-5

…ataire judiciaire is a person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II of Article L. 812-2; 2° Those of Articles L. 645-4, L. 812-2, L. 812-8-1, L. 814-5, L. 814-10-1, L. 814-10-2, R. 814-24 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-7

…least, depending on the case : 1° A nurse with professional experience in a psychiatric facility ; 2° A nurse belonging to an establishment mentioned in 1° of article L. 3221-1 ; 3° A nurse belonging…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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